RT Journal
A1 HOLDING A
T1 IMproved methods of applying plaster spicas and jackets
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1909
FD February 6
VO LII
IS 6
SP 466
OP 467
DO 10.1001/jama.1909.25420320038003d
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1909.25420320038003d
AB My attention has been called many times (1) to awkward methods of applying spica bandages to patients relaxed by an anesthetic, after operating on an inguinal hernia, for instance; (2) to awkward methods of supporting the shoulders, head and feet while applying plaster-of-Paris bandages, as for coxitis, to adults and children when not under an anesthetic; and (3) to the frequency of threatened syncope in adult patients when suspended by Sayre's apparatus for the application of plaster-of-Paris jackets.The following methods have been of much service to me in my practice and are presented in the hope that they may be helpful to others in solving these problems: The first is simple and the necessary accessories can be found in any hospital. The second is more complicated, but will find numerous uses in any hospital where much bone work is done (which means every hospital).The device for applying a